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Palestinian authorities today warned of a health and environmental crisis in Gaza City as mountains of garbage were piling up amid Israeli restrictions.
“Gaza City is facing a major health and environmental disaster due to the accumulation of about 170,000 tonnes of garbage in the streets and temporary landfills,” the Gaza Municipality said in a statement.
It accused Israel of preventing municipal teams from reaching the main landfill east of the city following the destruction of 80 per cent of the municipality’s machinery as a result of Israel’s bombardment.
The municipal authority explained that waste was being transferred by its teams from streets and residential areas to temporary landfills inside the city.
The Gaza Strip has been reduced to a wasteland of wrecked buildings and piles of rubble by Israel’s brutal offensive that has killed more than 48,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, since October 2023.
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